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Product Identifiers
PublisherMelbourne University Publishing
ISBN-100522856152
ISBN-139780522856156
eBay Product ID (ePID)109075453
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
Publication NameIllusion of Victory : the True Costs of War
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
SubjectMilitary Science, Military / General, Australia & New Zealand
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorIan Bickerton
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"This is not just another book on the history of warfare. It's instead a clever and unusual analysis of how we have come to define 'victory.'" — Daily Telegraph and Courier Mail, " The Illusion of Victory is Australia's wake up call. This book should be compulsory reading for politicians and voters alike." —Joseph M. Siracusa, professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy, Associate Dean of International & Justice Studies, RMIT, "A triumph of historical research and clear, cogent argument. It is one of the most revealing books about war in recent times." --Michael Mckernan, historian, "This exhaustive and scholarly appraisal of the social and political consequences of wars is sustained by Ian Bickerton's impressive skills as an historian." —Stuart Rees, AM, professor emeritus University of Sydney, director, Sydney Peace Foundation, "Ian Bickerton persuasively argues that as the rhetoric of victory becomes more hollow all countries must adopt creative new approaches to resolving disputes." -- Campus Review (April 5, 2011), "This is not just another book on the history of warfare. It's instead a clever and unusual analysis of how we have come to define 'victory.'" -- Daily Telegraph and Courier Mail, "This exhaustive and scholarly appraisal of the social and political consequences of wars is sustained by Ian Bickerton's impressive skills as a historian." --Stuart Rees, AM, professor emeritus University of Sydney, director, Sydney Peace Foundation, " The Illusion of Victory is Australia's wake up call. This book should be compulsory reading for politicians and voters alike." —Joseph M. Siracusa, professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy, Associate Dean of International & Justice Studies, RMIT, "This exhaustive and scholarly appraisal of the social and political consequences of wars is sustained by Ian Bickerton's impressive skills as a historian." --Stuart Rees, AM, professor emeritus University of Sydney, director, Sydney Peace Foundation, "Facts are marshaled by the legion and well deployed for the argument. . . . This is an interesting polemic that deserves to provoke debate." — Canberra Times (May 14, 2011), " The Illusion of Victory is a triumph of historical research and clear, cogent argument. It is one of the most revealing books about war in recent times." —Michael Mckernan, historian, " The Illusion of Victory is Australia's wake up call. This book should be compulsory reading for politicians and voters alike." --Joseph M. Siracusa, professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy, Associate Dean of International & Justice Studies, RMIT, "Ian Bickerton persuasively argues that as the rhetoric of victory becomes more hollow all countries must adopt creative new approaches to resolving disputes." — Campus Review (April 5, 2011), "A triumph of historical research and clear, cogent argument. It is one of the most revealing books about war in recent times." --Michael Mckernan, historian, " The Illusion of Victory is Australia's wake up call. This book should be compulsory reading for politicians and voters alike." --Joseph M. Siracusa, professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy, Associate Dean of International & Justice Studies, RMIT, "Facts are marshaled by the legion and well deployed for the argument. . . . This is an interesting polemic that deserves to provoke debate." -- Canberra Times (May 14, 2011), "A triumph of historical research and clear, cogent argument. It is one of the most revealing books about war in recent times." —Michael Mckernan, historian, "This exhaustive and scholarly appraisal of the social and political consequences of wars is sustained by Ian Bickerton's impressive skills as a historian." —Stuart Rees, AM, professor emeritus University of Sydney, director, Sydney Peace Foundation, "Facts are marshaled by the legion and well deployed for the argument. . . . This is an interesting polemic that deserves to provoke debate." -- Canberra Times (May 14, 2011)
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal355.028
SynopsisThe Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. When the ostensible benefits of victory are examined a generation after a war, it becomes inescapably evident that the defeated belligerent rarely conforms to the demands and expectations of the victor. Consequently, long-term political and military stability is denied to both the victorious power and to the defeated one. As a result, neither victory nor defeat deter further outbreaks of war. This sobering reality is increasingly the case in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Ian Bickerton persuasively argues that as the rhetoric of victory becomes more hollow all countries must adopt creative new approaches to resolving disputes.
LC Classification NumberJZ6405
